Guess the Bookish Couple: Happy Valentine’s Day (ew)

Unfortunately I’m not a romantic at heart. But! It’s a day universally acknowledge for disgusting lovey-dovey stuff, so let’s have a game, shall we?

how it works:– there are 10 couples– guess what bookish couple from the clues– there’s a snippet of the cover and several quotes (with names omitted) from the book– winner gets to give me chocolate (okay, I’m joking…but still)

Good luck, blogglings!

Couple Number #1

“Can I get some warning next time? A quick ‘Hey I’m going to snap your bone with my bare hands right now. Brace yourself.'”

“Do that thing where you look blank, like you have no feelings at all.”“I think that’s just my face.”

“Want to dance? We have music this time. And I don’t have to punch you when we finish.”

Couple Number #2

“You are nothing but a bird with an attitude.”

“You’re like a little girl demanding answers to questions during a covert operation. Why is the sky blue, daddy? Can I ask that man with the machine gun where the bathroom is?”

“But I have some complaints I’d like to file about your personnel.”“Talk to middle management.”

“You have nothing left.”“He has me,” I say.

Couple Number #3

“Are you afraid of me, too?”“Terrified,” he replies with a smile.

“I might be in love with you. I’m waiting until I’m sure to tell you, though.”

“Can you be a girl for a few seconds?”“I’m always a girl.”“You know what I mean. Like a silly, annoying girl”I twirl my hair around my finger. “Kay.”

“You know, most boys would enjoy being trapped in close quarters with a girl.”“Not claustrophobic people.”

Couple Number #4

It is easier to trick others into perceiving you as beautiful if you can convince yourself you are beautiful.

“I know this is stupid, but part of me felt like if I could come see you today, if I could convince you to go with me tonight, then maybe I could still change things. It’s dumb, I know.”

“Do your kind even know what love is?”

“What did I do?”“What did you do? Well, for starters, you used your face to stop a cafeteria door from swinging open.”

“Oh, and I need to known where Jersey is and if I have enough money to buy it.”

“Uh, we didn’t get your name. Did you get his name?” she asks, as if on cue.“I tried. But he wouldn’t tell me, so I tackled him,” I say, rolling my eyes.

Couple Number #6

He looked as though I’d just run over his pet puppy (though no actual puppies were harmed in the formation of that metaphor).

“…she has no idea what to do when she meets an ordinary boy who thinks she’s an ordinary girl.” “…tell Suzie she’s a lucky cat.”“How’s the lasagna?”I started to say something before I remembered that my mouth was…well…otherwise engaged.

Couple Number #7

“You two are too cute. Seriously. How long have you been going out?”“Six years.”I wrinkled my nose to cover a laugh.

“Remember that when you look at me. Remember it’s me. Please.”“Lunch.” I said. “Immediately. I’m going to wither away to absolutely nothing. Then you’ll be racked with guilt.”“I doubt it.”

It was the perfect moment to tell her. This is my last year. But I couldn’t say it. Not yet. I wanted another minute, another hour, another night of pretending this wasn’t the end.

Couple Number #8

I was gawky and she was gorgeous and I was hopelessly boring and she was endlessly fascinating. So I walked back to my room and collapsed on the bottom bunk, thinking that if people were rain, I was drizzle and she was hurricane.

It always shocked me when I realized that I wasn’t the only person in the world who thought and felt such strange and awful things.“Y’all smoke to enjoy it. I smoke to die.”

“Don’t think I’ll look after you, though-the world would be better off with one less princess.”“I’m not a princess.”“A queen then?”“No! That’s not what I meant–““Oh, an empress. I see. Pardon me, Your Majesty.”

I brandished my parasol at him like a rapier. “You, sir, are an abominable scalawag of a man, and I’ll be damned if I let you threaten me.”

Couple Number #10

She never looked nice. She looked like art, and art wasn’t supposed to look nice; it was supposed to make you feel something.“Why do you like me?”“I don’t like you.”He waited. And waited…Then he started to laugh. “You’re kind of mean,” he said.“Don’t laugh. It just encourages me.”

She couldn’t repay him. She couldn’t even appropriately thank him. How can you thank someone for The Cure? Or the X-Men? Sometimes it felt like she’d always be in his debt.

put your answers in the comments! how did you go? any really trick you up (or were they too easy?)

Also: Happy Valentine’s Day and all that goop.

Cait is severely allergic to gooey romance. She does read it in books, though. She particularly likes the books where the couple spends 90% of the time arguing (that’s funny) and then one of them dies (very romantic). Currently, she’s dating her bookshelf.

Comments

This is fun! I know about half of them. Others I haven't read yet… (Need to change that) and a few I think I knew the characters but I wasn't 100% sure. In any case, SO MANY OTP FEELS KAHSKJSDH#2 HAS TO BE PENRYN AND RAFFE DON'T GET ME STARTED ON THESE TWO#3 FOURTRIS#4 Kai x Cinder (I AM SO DESPERATE TO READ CRESS I NEED MORE DEVELOPMENT BETWEEN THESE TWO)#6 Cammie x Josh? (Or maybe Zach… I can't remember who she told she had a cat. I just remember it became a running joke) (OH WAIT the second quote. I need to learn to read things properly. This is definitely Josh)#7 Sam x GraceAaaand the others I haven't read. But will. Maybe. Eventually.Sorry not sorry about all the caps.

It was hard finding 10 couples that I thought were well known enough too!! But yes! You rock! (No one gave me chocolate. *sniffles quietly* I gave chocolate to my niece and nephew and they didn't even offer me a bite.)

1. Wren and Callum. I'm positive it's them.2. Penryn and… Someone I Should Know.3. Four/Tobias and Tris. 4. Cinder and Kai.5. ????? 6. Cammie and…. Josh? 7. Darn it. I know I know this one. Ermmm…. Grace and… and… and…. Okay, I don't know this one.8. I KNOW THAT QUOTE. THE TOP ONE. Alaska and Miles, I'm pretty sure.9. Daniel and Eleanor. Eehhehe.10. (I never read the book but I've been staring at the cover so much that I guessed it anyways oops) Eleanor and Park

Oooo I love games!!!I don't know what 1 is, but the dialogues are really funny and I want to READ THAT!! shoot me a message *wink*2. Penryn & Raffe – I'm reading Angelfall right now and I love it! The premise is so interesting I don't even know how to start without gushing uncontrollably4. Cinder & Kai – this does not need elaboration!5. Galen & Emma – I actually think that the Serena series is a little overrated. It's a pretty good mermaid romance story, but nothing like the fame it's getting. Still fun read though :)10. Eleanor & ParkAlso, what's 9? That cover looks cool!

Omg, is it sad that I'm fairly confident I got all of these? I haven't even read some of these books, but I recognized their covers right away. I didn't know all of the couples names, but I totally know what books the quotes are from because of the covers. If there was a job with recognizing book titles from covers, I'd be a pro from that. Hah.Happy Valentine's day! 🙂

I understood that reference. I know, like, two of them. Cinder and Kai. Four and Tris (*fangirl moment for the Divergents*).Cait dear, I've had a thought. If you are married to your bookshelf, then of course you're an author. All the stories you write are offspring.I guess this must mean I am also married to my bookshelf… :)~Robyn Hoode

I actually know some of these :D1. Wren and Calum2. no idea3. Tris and Four4. Cinder and Prince Kai5. no idea6. Cammie and Josh7. Hmm..looks like Shiver's cover but I haven't read it. Darn.8. Wait. Is this a John Green book? It sort of sounds like his writing. NO idea who the couple is though.9. Woohoo! Eleanor and Daniel (yes, I do sort of ship them)10. Eleanor and Park (I think)This was a great idea! Super fun.

Games rock. I think blogger's should host more of them because I LOVE playing. 🙂 YES. You must read #1!! It's just hilarious. I know a lot of readers weren't keen on #5, but I actually loved it! FIRST time I've loved a mermaid/mythology story! Go me. (Bahaha!)

Yeah. Valentines day… definitely an ew (that might just be me being bitter, though.) I've got Penryn and Raffe (2,) Four and Tris (3,) Grace and Sam (6,) Miles (or Pudge, I think was his nickname) and Alaska (8,) and those are the only ones I've read. But I'm pretty sure 10 is Eleanor and Park (because of the title and everything.) It's sad because I recognize most of these covers, but I have no clue who the characters are.Anyway, Happy Singles Awareness Day!

Ooh! My peanut! (Thank you.) I'm reading Cinder now. :)Oooooooooh. And elopement! I won't tell a soul… except that you kind of declared it on public internet already…(You should read The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making [I hate how long that title is]. There's a creature called a wyverary. His mother was a wyvern but he was told he father was a library! Even just that is lovely.)~Robyn

I got so many feels with this post!#2 Raffe and Penryn I JUST FINISHED WORLD AFTER AND MY HEART HURTS SO MUCH.#3 Fourtris. Still haven't read Allegiant, I believe I'm going to need some alcohol for that one.#4 Cinder and Kai. Lovelies <3#5 Galen & Emma. Hahahaha I love these two. #6 Cammie and ermmm… Josh? Although I prefer her with Zack.#7 Sam and Grace (or Gracie… not sure since I haven't actually read the book)#8 Alaska and Miles. I regret this ship that never sailed…#10 Eleanor & Park. Mahhhhh babiesssss.Thank you for this, it's not like I NEEDED a reminder that I was single on Valentines Day. *sobs while shoveling ice cream down my throat*Great post, haha. -Marianne

YAY YAY YAY let's get started heehee#1 Well… I don't know D: The cover looks like Reboot, though.#2 Raffe and Penryn (Penraffe? HAHA) Haven't read it but I WILL.#3 Fourtris!! I remember because Four is claustrophobic :D#4 Cinder x Kai <3 how could I forget?#5 Emma and Galen 🙂 I remember the hurricane proof glass, haha XD#6 Cammie and Josh… maybe 😀 Not sure which couple to refer to :D#7 Sam and Grace. Didn't really like this though D:#8 Alaska and Miles!! They were made for each other. IT WAS SO SAD <3

I'm looking it up as we speak. Well. Type. And yes I suppose I did just announce my soul secret on the Internet. But oh well. We can run off to Paris together and hit all the cafes. No one will ever know where to look for us.